From the site “MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids, is a dynamic, interactive site, which encourages individual expression and participation through video submissions from children worldwide, featuring their special corner of the world. Through these video pod casts we hope to create a community of children, who learn the art of self-expression and storytelling through video.”
**A day in the life** from Adobe Digital Kids Club "The “Day in the Life” is a format that works in photography books, television programs, and films. The idea is that in a compressed period of time, viewers are given a snapshot of a place in time. In this case, it is the day in the life of a school. With the right camera placement and music, a school can seem like the beautiful place it should be." Students in a school could make videos for a new student, place on school's website.
Podcasts used for content reviews
MasteryMazehttp://www.masterymaze.com/content/review-podcasts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> From the site “The goal of MasteryMaze is to provide a safe space for collaboration among teachers, and review and discussion among students, with the goal of achieving mastery in the classroom. The Maze, like school, will contain review podcasts and videos created by teachers around the world, designed to assist teaching and learning subjects such as history, math, science, and more! The site, as it grows, will be a DOWNLOAD CENTER for teachers and students to obtain educational podcasts on all topics!” These are done by teachers but could be done by students.
Social Studies, History Students could use video cameras to record oral histories of people in their town and community. Contemporary issues lend themselves to the documentary genre, a style well known by students. Documentary genre lends itself to extensive research, writing and interviewing.
**Newscast From Adobe Digital Kids Club** "Have your class create a newscast or special report Newscasts and special reports are fun ways to get a class engaged in a collaborative effort around a single topic with multiple facets. Choose groups that will work cooperatively to produce different segments of the newscast and bring them together at the end. This lesson can be used with almost any topic, from creating a newscast about a period in history which demonstrates their understanding of that time, to a special report on the discovery of the quadratic equation which demonstrates their understanding of a math concept. This format is very flexible and can be used in every discipline. Just take a topic, break it down into components, and give each group an assignment." Science Students can use video to demonstrate science labs. This not only archives science experiments but also motivates students to thoroughly understand the experiments in order to explain them on tape. The videos can be used for students who missed the lab.
Book Reviews Students could write and produce "Reading Rainbow" style book reviews. See sample here
Examples of Video and Podcasting Applications
CommercialsPublic Service Announcements
Music Videos
Sequels/Prequels
Research and Inquiry
Illustrate a Process
Claymation
Virtual Field Trips Meet Me At the Corner http://www.meetmeatthecorner.org/
From the site “MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids, is a dynamic, interactive site, which encourages individual expression and participation through video submissions from children worldwide, featuring their special corner of the world. Through these video pod casts we hope to create a community of children, who learn the art of self-expression and storytelling through video.”**A day in the life** from Adobe Digital Kids Club "The “Day in the Life” is a format that works in photography books, television programs, and films. The idea is that in a compressed period of time, viewers are given a snapshot of a place in time. In this case, it is the day in the life of a school. With the right camera placement and music, a school can seem like the beautiful place it should be." Students in a school could make videos for a new student, place on school's website.
Podcasts used for content reviews
MasteryMaze http://www.masterymaze.com/content/review-podcasts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> From the site “The goal of MasteryMaze is to provide a safe space for collaboration among teachers, and review and discussion among students, with the goal of achieving mastery in the classroom. The Maze, like school, will contain review podcasts and videos created by teachers around the world, designed to assist teaching and learning subjects such as history, math, science, and more! The site, as it grows, will be a DOWNLOAD CENTER for teachers and students to obtain educational podcasts on all topics!” These are done by teachers but could be done by students.
Social Studies, History Students could use video cameras to record oral histories of people in their town and community. Contemporary issues lend themselves to the documentary genre, a style well known by students. Documentary genre lends itself to extensive research, writing and interviewing.
**Newscast From Adobe Digital Kids Club** "Have your class create a newscast or special report
Newscasts and special reports are fun ways to get a class engaged in a collaborative effort around a single topic with multiple facets. Choose groups that will work cooperatively to produce different segments of the newscast and bring them together at the end. This lesson can be used with almost any topic, from creating a newscast about a period in history which demonstrates their understanding of that time, to a special report on the discovery of the quadratic equation which demonstrates their understanding of a math concept. This format is very flexible and can be used in every discipline. Just take a topic, break it down into components, and give each group an assignment."
Science Students can use video to demonstrate science labs. This not only archives science experiments but also motivates students to thoroughly understand the experiments in order to explain them on tape. The videos can be used for students who missed the lab.
Book Reviews Students could write and produce "Reading Rainbow" style book reviews. See sample here